Toy cargo plane

Abstract

A toy cargo plane having a fuselage (24) with two front doors (32, 34) pivotably mounted within the front of the fuselage. The doors are mechanically opened by actuation of a lever and rod arrangement (44, 46) slideable along its axis and mounted within a slot formed in the tail end of the body. A further lever and rod arrangement (50, 52) slideably moves a ramp (36) in and out of the open front doors to enable vehicles or other toys to be loaded onto the ramp.

We claim: 
     
       1. A toy cargo plane having a fuselage; a pair of front doors moveably affixed to said fuselage; means for manually opening and closing said front doors including a rod slideably carried in said fuselage, said rod having a lever fixed thereto and being formed so as to be capable of being grasped by the hand of a user for moving said rod along its axis; means attached to said rod cooperating with said front doors for moving said front doors; and further manually operated means slideably carried in said fuselage for moving a ramp in and out of said front doors, when said front doors are opened. 
     
     
       2. A toy cargo plane as claimed in claim 1 in which the means for moving said front doors comprises a ring fixed to said rod, and loop means pivotable coupling said rod to hinge means on said front doors in a position to rotate said front doors, and said further manually operated means includes a further rod coupled to said ramp slideably carried in said fuselage and moveable along its axis by the hand of a user. 
     
     
       3. A toy cargo plane as claimed in claim 2 in which said ramp has an inner and an outer end with said further rod coupled to said inner end, and said outer end includes a tongue rotatably mounted thereon; said tongue being moveable from a closed position, above said ramp, to an opened position adapted to touch a surface on which said toy cargo plane rests, to allow further toys to be moved on and off said ramp. 
     
     
       4. A toy cargo plane as claimed in claim 3 wherein said fuselage has a front end and a tail end, said front end containing said front doors, said front doors being opposed to each other and opening away from each other, along an axis substantially parallel to a surface on which said toy cargo plane rests, upon manual actuation of said rod along its axis by the hand of a user. 
     
     
       5. A toy cargo plane as claimed in claim 1 wherein said fuselage includes a top, with an opening formed therein, and a set of wings removeably fixed within said opening. 
     
     
       6. A toy cargo plane as claimed in claim 1 wherein said front doors are removeably carried by hinges rotatably mounted at the front of said fuselage. 
     
     
       7. A toy cargo plane as claimed in claim 1 wheren said fuselage includes wings removeably mounted to said fuselage with engine pods removeably mounted to said wings, and a tail assembly fixed to the tail end of said fuselage with a removeable elevator section coupled to said tail assembly. 
     
     
       8. A toy cargo plane having a main body with a front section and a tail section; two front doors removeably coupled to a pair of hinges pivotably held to said front section of said main body;   a lever formed in a ring slideably held within a slot formed in the tail section of said main body and coupled to one end of a rod for mechanically opening said front doors upon sliding movement of said rod along its axis, said rod including a loop at the other end thereof spanning and mechanically coupled to said hinges for movement of said doors upon movement of said rod along its axis to rotate said doors between open and closed positions;   a further lever slideably mounted within a slot adjacent to said first slot formed within said tail assembly of said main body and coupled to a ramp slideably mounted within said body for moving said ramp out of said body through said front doors; and   a rear door rotatably mounted within said main body adjacent said tail section, said rear door moveable between open and closed positions, whereby cargo may be inserted into said front section of said main body onto said ramp, when said rear door is in said open position.